exhale

Ah! Sorry it's been so long and that I've been the worst blogger in the world. When it comes to writing things, such as blog posts, I'm so OCD about my words and thoughts having to be written out exactly perfect. I'm so word-oriented that I think of what I want to say and then repeatedly go over the millions of ways I could say it. I always want my words and thoughts to be organized and make some sort of sense, and when I can't gather the focus to actually put thoughts together, that's when I give up on writing about them all together. But I've realized that maybe I need to let go of that OCDness and just let words flow on their own, and this post is my attempt at doing so. Bear with me.

A little over a week ago I finished semester number 6 out of 7 of my college career. The instant that I turned in my 745am final, I made a 2 1/2 hour beeline down to South Carolina, which is like another home and my go-to place if I'm in DESPERATE need of some solid time with God and/or sanity. The minute I stepped across the threshold of this refuge, I exhaled the breath that I didn't realize I had been holding all semester. The second that the semester had started, I had taken one huge breath, lowered my head, and hit the ground running...I had known it was going to be the busiest and most difficult semester of my college career. Now, as I stand on the other side of that semester, I look and reflect back on what the semester entailed. Even though I am SO GLAD that the semester is done (because it was in fact the hardest and busiest semester and even more than I thought it was going to be), I can't help but praise God over and over again because of how so very faithful He was and the many things He helped me to learn. Sure it was tough and trying, but oh how God refined me during that time. The next couple posts will be about the biggest lessons I learned throughout the semester and I promise there won't be a month gap in between posts :)